'Missing man' above Kuss funeral

The Blue Angels’ commanding officer, Cmdr. Ryan Bernacchi, will conduct a press briefing in Durango, Colo., at 6 p.m. CDT on Friday, June 10, one day before the unit’s fallen teammate, Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss, is laid to rest in his hometown. Cmdr. Bernacchi will provide a statement on behalf of the Blue Angels at the County Administration Building. Kuss, 32, was killed in an aircraft crash during a team practice in Tennessee on June 2. On Saturday, June 11, a private motorcade of family and friends will start a procession at 12 noon CDT to Greenmount Cemetery. The cemetery will be closed to the public. Four aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 8, assigned to the USS George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group, and Marine Aircraft Group 31 out of Beaufort, S.C., will conduct a joint "missing man" formation over the cemetery. (Source: Naval Air Forces 06/09/16)